Tuesday, September 8, 2020 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
LHP John Means (0-3, 8.10) vs. RHP Michael Wacha (1-2, 7.20)
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If the Mets miss the playoffs by one game – games like the one yesterday are going to hurt. The Mets were down 6-0 and some how managed to score 7 unanswered runs late in the game. The Phillies were able to scratch one back and then scored two in the 10th to win the ball game.
Mets Lineup
- Jeff McNeil – LF
- J.D. Davis – DH
- Michael Conforto – RF
- Todd Frazier – 3B
- Pete Alonso – 1B
- Jake Marisnick – CF
- Andres Gimenez – 2B
- Wilson Ramos – C
- Amed Rosario – SS
Orioles Lineup
- Hanser Alberto – 2B
- Jose Iglesias – SS
- Renato Nunez – DH
- Pedro Severino – C
- Ryan Mountcastle – LF
- DJ Stewart – RF
- Pat Valaika – 1B
- Rio Ruiz – 3B
- Cedric Mullins – CF
If the Mets are going to make a run, they need to let yesterday roll off their backs as the Orioles come to town to take on Michael Wacha, who struggled in his last start against the Orioles. Wacha pitched 3.0 innings, allowing 2 runs from 4 hits. The Mets eventually won the game thanks to a David Peterson relief outing and an offense that found themselves. In 5 starts this year, he has posted a 7.20 ERA, 4.40 FIP, 1.750 WHIP and 60 ERA+ over 20.0 innings. The Orioles have the following numbers against Wacha:
- Pedro Severino 1-2, 3B
- Pat Valaika 1-1
- Andrew Velazquez 0-0, BB
- Ryan Mountcastle 1-2
- Jose Iglesias 3-9, K
- Renato Nunez 0-2, K
The Mets bats draw John Means who is in the midst of a rough year. Over 6 starts and 20.0 innings he has an 8.10 ERA, 8.05 FIP, 1.400 WHIP and 57 ERA+. He’s giving up 3.6 homers per nine innings. His last start was against the Mets and it was both a good news / bad news start. On the bad news side, he allowed 4 runs from 8 hits, including two homers. On the good news side, he pitched 5.1 innings, beating his longest mark of 4.2 innings from August 4th. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- Michael Conforto 2-3, 2B, HR
- Wilson Ramos 2-2
- Pete Alonso 1-3, HR
- J.D. Davis 2-3
- Jeff McNeil 0-3
- Todd Frazier 0-3
- Robinson Cano 0-3
Game Notes
Jacob deGrom will shift forward in the Mets rotation, he will now start on Friday so that he can get four more starts this season. DeGrom is swapping spots with Seth Lugo.
The Mets have recorded at least nine hits in every game this month, seven-straight contests. If they have nine or more hits tonight, they will tie the longest streak in the majors this season (done by San Diego and Toronto). The last time the Mets accomplished this feat was from June 22-29, 2014.
The Mets are batting .332/.389/.585 with 48 runs, 22 doubles, 12 home runs and 15 walks over their last six games.
The Mets lead the majors with a .276 batting average and a .353 OBP…Their .459 slugging average ranks fifth in the majors. New York has collected 10 or more hits in 18 games this season, including five of their last seven
games.
Let’s Go Mets!
